Bora Unalmis

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Accolades

At Cal
2022-23 (Gr.)

Transferred to Cal following four years as a member of the Michigan swimming & diving program

At Michigan
2021-22 (Sr.)

Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-26): Finished 16th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:24.03), 15th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.40) and 10th in the 400-yard IM (3:47.45).
Ohio State (Jan. 28): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.60), 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.64) and 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:52.45).
Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jan. 15): Finished 8th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.46) and 7th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.79)
Minnesota Invitational (Dec. 1-4): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.49).
Grand Valley (Nov. 6): Finished 1st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.82).

2020-21 (Jr.)

Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Championships (March 2-6): Finished 10th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.34), 10th in the 400-yard IM (3:46.69) and 12th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:19.74).
Michigan State (Jan. 22): Won the 500-yard Freestyle (4:34.41) and swam the 400-yard IM (4:02.20).
Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.94), 9th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:51.86) and 10th in the 200-yard IM (1:53.58).

2019-20 (So.)

Academic All-Big Ten
CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Did not qualify.
Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29): Did not compete.
Michigan State (Jan. 31): Swam in the 100-yard IM (53.24) and in the 400-yard IM (3:56.80).
Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 3rd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:26.13), 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.09), and 7th in the 200-yard IM (1:55.43).
Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 7th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.70) and swam in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:52.68).
Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 21st in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.46), 23rd in the 400-yard IM (3:55.41), 32nd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.06) and 38th in the 100-yard Butterfly (50.77).

2018-19 (Fr.)

CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
NCAA Championships (March 27-30): Did not qualify.
Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 16th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:21.66) and 27th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.86); also qualified for the consolation final of the 400-yard IM, but was disqualified.
Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 2nd in 200-yard backstroke (1:48.67) and 5th in 1,000-yard freestyle (9:20.55).
Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 7th in 200-yard backstroke (1:48.98)
UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:46.05), 18th in the 400-yard IM (3:52.14), tied for 18th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.54) and 19th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:25.32).
Made collegiate debut vs. Oakland, Miami (Sept. 28).

High School/Club

High School: Kingwood High School (2018)
Club: Blue Tide Aquatics, Galatasaray S.K. (Istanbul, Turkey)
Finished third in the 500-yard Freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard Backstroke at 2018 Texas 6A State Championships
Two-time District and Region 6A Swimmer of the Meet (2017, 2018)
National AP Scholar
Academic All-American

International

Personal

Full Name: Bora Alican Unalmis
Born on Jan. 5, 2000 in Austin, Texas
Son of Haldun (father) & Sibel (mother) Unalmis
Has one sibling, Kaya
Father, Haldun, was a member of the Turkish Correspondence Chess National Team & ranked 19th globally
Majored in engineering physics at Michigan; pursuing a master's degree in analytics at Cal